The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience. / A very dangerous place.

(snooker, pool) To pot the cue ball accidentally after hitting the object ball.

(snooker, pool) Of the cue ball: (going) into a pocket, after cannoning another ball.

(snooker, pool) The situation where the cue ball goes into a pocket after striking the object ball.

(idiomatic) To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.

(idiomatic) To lose one's concentration on what is most important.

(sports, equestrianism) To participate in the final round of an equestrian showjumping event. / To move from an elevated place by one jump.

To purify by melting and removing slag. / (Britain, Ireland, Australia, slang, transitive, idiomatic) To talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present.

Alternative spelling of far-off

(idiomatic) A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.